city was already covered in a grey mist.
Be covered in/with
Cover in 完全蓋起
The ground is covered with snow.
2. wonder
1) vt. 想知道
I wonder who he is/what he wants/why he is late/(if)whether he will come/whose it is.
I was wondering how to get there quickly/where to spend the weekend.
2) vi. 感到驚奇；驚愕；驚歎 wonder at sth
I don’t wonder at her refusing to marry him.
It’s not to be wondered at. 那不足為奇
n. 1) ［u］驚奇；驚愕；驚歎
No wonder you were so late. 難怪你來得那麼遲。
2）［c］奇蹟；奇觀
Walking on the moon is one of the wonders of our times.
What a wonder! 多麼令人驚奇。
Adj. Wonderful
3. Once out in the street, she walked quickly towards her usual bus stop.
Once adv. 1) 一次
2）曾經；從前 （常用於句中）
He once lived in Persia.
Conj. 一旦 as soon as
Once you understand this rule, you will have no further difficulty.
4. The truth is that the fog is too thick for the bus to run that far.
That the fog is too -------- 是一個表語從句
Too-------(for sb) to------- 太-------而不能-------
It’s too hot to work.
That far 那麼遠 that可以作副詞，修飾形容詞或副詞，表示程度
I’m sorry. I hadn’t realized the situation was that bad.
對不起，我沒料到情況有那麼糟。
知識鏈接
this adv. 到此程度；如此 也可修飾形容詞或副詞，表示程度
It’s about this high. 大約有這麼高
Can you spare me this much? 你能不能勻給我這麼多？
A fog this bad is rare.
5. sense
n. 感覺，知覺 come to one’s senses 醒悟；心智恢復健全
bring sb. to his senses 使醒悟；心智恢復健全
a/the sense of 辨識；賞識；領悟
a sense of humour 幽默感 a sense of direction 方向感
in a sense 在某種意義上
What you say is true in a sense 在某種意義上，你説的是實話。
make sense 有意義
What you say doesn’t make sense/makes no sense 你的話毫無意義。
make sense of sth 懂；瞭解其含義
Can you make sense of this poem? 你懂得這首詩的含義嗎？
Sense vt. 覺得；感知；瞭解；明白
He sensed that his proposals were unwelcome.
6. glance vi. 匆匆一看；瞥視 Glance at/over/through/round
glance at the clock 匆匆看一下鍾
glance over/through a letter 匆匆閲讀一信
glance round a room. 略略環視一房間
n. 一瞥；匆匆一看 take a glance at the newspaper headlines.
At a glance at first glance
7. desert
n. 沙漠；荒地 adj. 荒涼的；不毛的
Vt. Vi. 離開；放棄；拋棄；廢棄 deserted adj.
The street were deserted. 街上行人絕跡。
We sheltered from the storm in a deserted hut. 我們在一個空無人住的茅屋裏躲暴風雨。
8. Outside, the fog lay like a thick, grey cloud.
本句中的lie意為“展現；展開”, be spread out to view; extend.
The valley lay before us. 那山谷展現在我們的眼前。
The coast was undefended and lay open to attack. 該海岸未設防，易受攻擊。
If you are young, life still lies before you. 如果你年輕，你仍然有遠大的前途。
9. There was no one in sight.
In/within sight 能看見 out of sight of sth 看不見
catch sight of 發現；看到 lose sight of 再也看不見
Keep sight of/keep sb/sth in sight 將-----保持在視線之內；照看；監視
At first sight 初見；乍看 at (the) sight of 一看見------就
At sight of the police officers the men ran off.
10. set off 開始（旅程，賽跑等）；出發 set out 出發；啟程
set sb/sth back 撥回；阻礙；挫折 set about sth 開始；着手
set sth. apart/aside 撥出；留下將來使用
11. by the time she reached the corner of the street,-----------
by the time 到-------時間
By the time you get there, it will be dark.
By the time he was eighteen years old, he had traveled to most of the countries in Europe.
12. Suddenly Polly felt a rough hand brush her face and she heard a man’s voice in her ear saying ‘Sorry’. She could feel her heart beating with fear.
Feel sb/sth do/doing hear sb/sth do/doing
brush n. 刷子；畫筆 . 用刷子刷；刷亮；拂拭
ear be all ears 專心傾聽
(have) a word in sb.’s ear 私下説出一事
May I have a word in your ear? 我可以和你私下談句話嗎？
Turn a deaf ear (to) 拒絕幫助
Fear n. 恐懼；懼怕
He was overcome with/by fear. 他嚇壞了。
The thief passed the day in fear of discovery. 那賊在懼怕被人發覺的情況下度過了一天。
for fear of 惟恐；生怕
She asked us not to be noisy, for fear of waking the baby.
for fear that 惟恐；以免
I daren’t tell you what he did, for fear that he should be angry with me.
fear of 擔憂；憂慮
He is in fear of his life. 他為他的生命擔憂。
fearful adj. 可怕的；可怖的 a fearful railway accident.
詞義辨析
beat 有規律的敲擊 如：心臟跳動;雨有規律的敲打窗户
hit 擊中
strike 打；擊；敲；向-------打擊 如：鐘敲響幾下
13. Now she wanted to run, but fear held her still.
她現在想到的是逃跑，只是由於恐懼她站在那裏一動也不能動。
句中hold的意思是“使保持某種狀態”，後常接形容詞或副詞，作賓語補足語。
Could you hold the door open for me, please?
It took three strong men to hold him down. 三個身強力壯的男子才把他給按住了。
hold 還有其他詞義 如：抓緊；握牢； 拿住 He held her hand more firmly.
hold the line 不把電話掛斷；繼續持續通話
抑制，控制； hold one's breath 屏息
容納；等
詞義辨析
still 一動也不動 （沒有動作） calm 平靜的 （一種心理狀態）
silent 沉默的 （指不發出聲音） quiet 靜止的
14. reach (out ) (for) 伸出
He reached out his hand for the knife, but it was too far away.
15. Polly found herself staring up at a man standing with his hand resting on her arm.
短語find oneself-----的意思是“發現自己（做某事或處於某種狀態）”，後常接現在分詞或介詞短語，常指沒有意料到的事或狀態。
I suddenly found myself making everyone’s lunch. 我突然發現自己在給每個人做午飯。
When he came to, he found himself in hospital. 他甦醒過來時，發現自己躺在醫院裏。
With his hand resting on her arm with的複合結構
rest v. (使)被支撐；(使)倚靠；安放
n. 餘留者；其餘 the rest
16. watch (out) (for sth) 注意；監視；當心 (look out for)
watch out 警戒；提防；警惕
be on watch/keep watch 值班；守望
17. pay back 償還
pay off 還清；成功，有回報
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